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North American Spine Society Journal

Elsevier Inc. · United States · Est. 2020

ISSN2666-5484eISSN2666-5484

SJR Q1✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR✓ DOAJ✓ Open Access

100

/ 100

High Trust

PubScope credibility score from verifiable indexing & ethics signals

Score Breakdown

◆ Scopus Q178

✓ Corroboration (4 more)+22

Total100

Level data: Norwegian Register (HK-dir), NLOD 2.0. · Third-party records · how this is calculated · Report an error →

⚡ Speed vs Prestige

How does this journal balance review speed with impact level?

weeks to publish · journal-reported

Fast · vs ~15 wk median

SJR Rank

Top 25% in field

Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q1. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

SJR Scorei

1.04

H-Indexi

CiteScore

View ↗

Scopus metric · on the journal’s page

SNIPi

1.079

Total Worksi

815

Total Citationsi

2,338

2yr Mean Citednessi

0.68

Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Subject areas: Clinical Neurology; Orthopedics; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Surgery; Neurology (clinical).

General Information

Country / RegionUnited States

Primary LanguageEnglish

1st Year Published2020

FrequencyQuarterly

StatusActive (last: 2026)

Total Publications815

Publisher OrgElsevier BV

OA Since2019

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Submission Info

Peer ReviewDouble-blind

Review Time~4 weeks

Acceptance Rate—

OA LicenseCC BY, CC BY-NC-ND

OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No

OASPA Member✗ No

Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Plagiarism Detection✓ Yes

📦 Long-term Preservation

PorticoPMCCLOCKSS

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

thinkchecksubmit.org

10/12 · 83%

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Do you know the journal / publisher?

Elsevier Inc.

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Does the journal have a website?

✓ Linked

✅

Is the ISSN verified?

2666-5484 / 2666-5484

✅

Indexed in a trusted database?

WoS, Scopus, DOAJ, PubMed

✅

Peer review process documented?

Double-blind

❌

Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?

N/A

❌

APC fees clearly disclosed?

N/A

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Not on predatory/blacklists?

✓ Clean

✅

Long-term digital preservation?

Portico, PMC, CLOCKSS

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Plagiarism detection in place?

Yes

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Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?

DOAJ verified

✅

Primary language documented?

English

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published

Citations received

246

2020

476

2021

679

2022

685

2023

251

318

2024

247

137

2025

2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

Orthopedics and Sports MedicineQ1

SurgeryQ1

Neurology (clinical)Q2

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Clinical NeurologyOrthopedics

Scopus Categories

Neurology (clinical)Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSurgery

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Spine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyCervical and Thoracic MyelopathySpinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesScoliosis diagnosis and treatmentMedical Imaging and AnalysisMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationManagement of metastatic bone diseaseSpinal Hematomas and ComplicationsAnesthesia and Pain ManagementInfectious Diseases and Tuberculosis

Frequently asked questions about North American Spine Society Journal

Is North American Spine Society Journal a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for North American Spine Society Journal: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Its PubScope Trust Score is 100/100. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of North American Spine Society Journal?

North American Spine Society Journal is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.68.

Is North American Spine Society Journal indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

North American Spine Society Journal is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, DOAJ.

What is the aims and scope of North American Spine Society Journal?